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Bass Player

@BassPlayerWeb

The world's biggest name in bass. Now part of Guitar World.

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Joined June 2009
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Fender releases hard-rock-focused Player Fusion lineup, including a Baritone Jaguar guitarworld.com/gear/electri…
Fender releases hard-rock-focused Player Fusion lineup, including a Baritone Jaguar

Fender releases hard-rock-focused Player Fusion lineup, including a Baritone Jaguar

High-output pickups, Floyd Rose bridges, baritones – the Player Fusion range might be the final piece in the Player puzzle

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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr set will reunite next year for one-off performance guitarworld.com/artists/conc…
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite next year for a one-off performance

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite next year for a one-off performance

The last surviving Beatles will reunite for the Joe Walsh & Friends VetsAid charity gig next year

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Test your John Paul Jones knowledge with our quiz guitarworld.com/artists/bass…
John Paul Jones was far more than just a bass player. But did R.E.M. and The Rolling Stones really...

John Paul Jones was far more than just a bass player. But did R.E.M. and The Rolling Stones really...

From iconic Led Zeppelin basslines to his work beyond the band, how well do you really know one of rock’s most versatile musicians?

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Derek Frank on juggling gigs with Gwen Stefani and Shania Twain, and why rehearsals are overrated guitarworld.com/artists/bass…
“Don Felder looked into my solo work after I started playing with him. He said he hadn’t realized I...

“Don Felder looked into my solo work after I started playing with him. He said he hadn’t realized I...

From touring with Don Felder to a studio hang with Tower of Power bass great Rocco Prestia, Derek Frank has plenty of stories to tell – and a prized Music Man StingRay to show for it

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From Kajagoogoo to Steven Wilson, Nick Beggs has made a career of turning up the low-end guitarworld.com/artists/bass…
“Every record ever made has mixed the bass too quiet!” From Kajagoogoo to Steven Wilson, Nick Beggs...

“Every record ever made has mixed the bass too quiet!” From Kajagoogoo to Steven Wilson, Nick Beggs...

While Kajagoogoo made Nick Beggs a fixture of '80s pop, his subsequent work with Porcupine Tree mastermind Steven Wilson reveals a dyed-in-the-wool prog rocker

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Fender teams up with Loog for three-string Precision Bass guitarworld.com/gear/bass-gu…
Fender teams up with Loog for three-string Precision Bass: “We're inspiring young musicians to...

Fender teams up with Loog for three-string Precision Bass: “We're inspiring young musicians to...

The short-scale guitars are designed to introduce youngsters to playing – and the range’s official Telecaster is also getting a fresh Butterscotch Blonde colorway

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How Rivkah Reyes went from guitar audition to School of Rock bassist guitarworld.com/artists/bass…
“I had never picked up a bass in my life until I was cast in School of Rock”: She wanted to play...

“I had never picked up a bass in my life until I was cast in School of Rock”: She wanted to play...

Reyes looks back on landing the role of Katie in School of Rock, the most memorable behind-the-scenes moments, and life beyond the generation-defining movie

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Positive Grid adds NAM support to BIAS X – could Spark be next? guitarworld.com/gear/plugins…
Positive Grid adds NAM support to BIAS X – could Spark be next?

Positive Grid adds NAM support to BIAS X – could Spark be next?

The firm’s AI-enhanced plugin is the latest bit of kit to embrace the next generation of amp modeling tech

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Peterson releases Eddie Van Halen signature tuner with presets inspired by the guitar legend’s tone guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-…
Peterson releases Eddie Van Halen signature tuner – and it has ‘sweetened’ tuning presets inspired...

Peterson releases Eddie Van Halen signature tuner – and it has ‘sweetened’ tuning presets inspired...

Eddie’s go-to tuner brand has issued a StroboStomp that features 13 exclusive EVH Sweeteners derived from Van Halen’s debut record

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The biggest bass gear launches of the month – from a Mark Hoppus signature to Iron Maiden pickups guitarworld.com/gear/bass-gu…
The biggest bass gear launches of the month – from a Fender Mark Hoppus signature to Iron Maiden...

The biggest bass gear launches of the month – from a Fender Mark Hoppus signature to Iron Maiden...

October’s bass launches drew inspiration from a German pirate, “Stoned Fruit” stickers, and Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris

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Behringer is planning a range of $10 stompboxes that could flip the budget pedal market on its head guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-…
“Will this upset a few boutique pedal manufacturers? Probably”: Behringer is planning a range of...

“Will this upset a few boutique pedal manufacturers? Probably”: Behringer is planning a range of...

Behringer has said up to 300 digital and analog pedals, inspired by legacy effects and new designs, are in the pipeline

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If you’ve got a problem with rich rock stars, Flea has a question for you guitarworld.com/artists/bass…
“I'll take all the money I can get, and I won't feel guilty about it at all. What do you want us to...

“I'll take all the money I can get, and I won't feel guilty about it at all. What do you want us to...

The RHCP bassist has no intention of apologizing for his success – but he knows the music business isn’t always pretty

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Ben McKee had one semester left at Berklee, but left to join one of the world’s biggest bands guitarworld.com/artists/bass…
“I didn't accomplish what I wanted to at Berklee. I found myself in a jazz class where everyone was...

“I didn't accomplish what I wanted to at Berklee. I found myself in a jazz class where everyone was...

With just eight credits left before graduation, Ben McKee made a life-changing decision: leave college and head to Vegas

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Fender confirms NAM A2 compatibility is coming to the Tone Master Pro guitarworld.com/gear/amp-mod…
It’s official: Fender confirms NAM A2 compatibility is coming to the Tone Master Pro for the...

It’s official: Fender confirms NAM A2 compatibility is coming to the Tone Master Pro for the...

The Tone Master Pro looks set to be one of the first major modelers to embrace the tech and give users access to the open-source tech that’s changing the digital gear landscape

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Positive Grid’s upgraded Spark CAB 2 addresses our only gripe with the original guitarworld.com/gear/speaker…
Positive Grid’s upgraded Spark CAB 2 addresses our only gripe with the original

Positive Grid’s upgraded Spark CAB 2 addresses our only gripe with the original

Three years after the Spark CAB launched, it’s been refreshed and revised with key new details

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Ibanez goes Super Saiyan with surprise Dragon Ball Z collection guitarworld.com/gear/electri…
Ibanez goes Super Saiyan with surprise Dragon Ball Z collection – complete with a custom Tube...

Ibanez goes Super Saiyan with surprise Dragon Ball Z collection – complete with a custom Tube...

A tie-in with the beloved anime franchise includes guitars, a bass, accessories, and an incredibly cool Tube Screamer

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Conrad St. Clair: from Juilliard flautist to fretless 6-string bass with a Frank Zappa tribute band guitarworld.com/artists/bass…
“Frank Zappa was in the same league as Lennon and McCartney. He was an extraordinary songwriter”:...

“Frank Zappa was in the same league as Lennon and McCartney. He was an extraordinary songwriter”:...

The Furious Bongos’ Conrad St. Clair explores the musicianship, chemistry and creative thinking behind Frank Zappa’s music

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Mark Hoppus on blink-182’s triumphant third act, their next album and his one-off Fender Jaguar Bass guitarworld.com/artists/bass…
“My first show back from cancer, Covid and back with Tom was Coachella. It was like being thrown...

“My first show back from cancer, Covid and back with Tom was Coachella. It was like being thrown...

One of pop-punk’s most influential bassists reveals what songwriting with Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker is really like, the guitar parts you might not realize he wrote and why his new signature bass...

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Fender and Mark Hoppus reveal signature bass you can customize yourself, available for 182 hours guitarworld.com/gear/bass-gu…
“I thought it was a genius idea. It seemed like a whole project rather than just a single bass”:...

“I thought it was a genius idea. It seemed like a whole project rather than just a single bass”:...

With an exclusive Guava Green colorway and an accompanying sticker set, the limited-edition Jag Bass joins the blink-182 bassist’s growing signature lineup

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What this 1964 Jazz Bass tells us about Fender's custom colors and the hotrodders who painted them guitarworld.com/gear/bass-gu…
“I’ve kept this bass for a long time. I’m probably asking too much for it. But it’s the only one...

“I’ve kept this bass for a long time. I’m probably asking too much for it. But it’s the only one...

This model has a unique Tangerine Sparkle finish and is one of the best examples renowned NYC guitar store Well Strung Guitars has owned

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